In a race that was suppose to be started and finished on Sunday Matt Kenseth held off a late charging Dale Earnhardt Jr to win the Daytona 500. When the race started more fans were worried about rain but it was a fire that everyone will remember. With 40 laps to go Juan Pablo Montoya had scary crash with a jet dryer in which everyone involved was fortunate to escape with just minor injuries.
There was many stories to cover during this race since five time Sprint cup champion Jimmie Johnson was involved in a wreck early which also damaged Danica Patrick’s car badly. Last years winner Trevor Bayne was also involved in an accident and wasn’t a factor in the finish. We also had Jeff Gordon’s engine blow up unexpectedly which caused many fans to wonder about Hendricks engines.
The Daytona 500 started on a Monday and ended on a Tuesday for the first time in history. The 2 hour red flag condition was both scary with dealing with jet fuel on fire and dealing with getting people to safety. The driver of the jet dryer seemed to be more shaken up than Juan Pablo Montoya which tells us how great the safety features are on the Car of Tomorrow. Kind of funny calling this car that but the foam inside the doors of the new car showed us how important it is to focus on safety. Juan Pablo didn’t hit a safer barrier, he ran into a solid metal truck full of jet fuel. The jet dryer driver had no idea he was about to be in a wreck
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